LEGAL CHANGES IN WOMEN`S RIGHTS IN UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

Women`s rights lay down at the heart of human rights. Historically women have been discriminated against just based on their gender and were deprived of many rights that were granted to men. During the last decades, the attention to ensuring women`s rights and gender equality has visibly increased. Fundamental rights include the right to live free from violence, slavery and discrimination. They also have the right to be educated, own property, vote and receive a fair and equal salary.A woman is an independent individual who shall have the right to control her life independently and decided when to give birth and how to live her life.